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Callers stated in a 911 call that they did not see the robber use a gun and some said police should not have fired. Police said they were forced to fire after the bank was robbed and they encountered the suspect there.

The following was from the 911 call:

Dispatcher: "911, what is the address of your emergency?"

Caller: "Bank of America on Barna Avenue. We're getting robbed."

A caller kept her voice quiet as she described a robber, identified by police as Jesse Joynt, 41. Moments later, police said he left the bank with the money. Dispatch asked if he had a gun.

"He said he did, but he didn't present it in front of us. He threatened to hurt us," the caller said.

Witnesses said Joynt walked from the bank. He couldn't run because he had only one leg and used a cane. Police caught up.

"Our officer did fire his weapon based on the actions of the suspect. Unfortunately, this officer was forced to use deadly force because of the actions of this armed suspect," said Todd Hutchinson, of the Titusville Police Department.

Two witnesses called 911 to say the shooting was unnecessary.

"That man was handicapped. It did not take all (those) gunshots to shoot him," a witness told dispatchers.

"TPD is (expletive) going outrageous right now. They're killing people for nothing," another witness told a dispatcher.

Joynt's grandfather said by phone that he believes Joynt was committing suicide by cop. Police said they found two guns on him, but did not specify what he did that was threatening.

"They only fire their weapons when there's a deadly threat," Hutchinson said.